That is no longer incidental collection, not when you specifically request transcripts of phone conversations of specific people. That is taking what is vacuumed up, meeting every phone call on the planet that the NSA collects, and then searching for specific information on specific Americans.
And that my friends is treason.
This was a diabolical, illegal fishing expedition—worthy only of the most totalitarian regimes—and right now the Media is so busy trying to explain it away, that they're actually exposing the fact that it was the worst type of abuse imaginable.
The Democrats are screwed 9 ways to China. Right now they're basically saying "Donald Trump and his staff weren't specifically targeted with surveillance". If they had been, that would have been bad enough!
Think about the alternative for a moment. What basically happened is Democrat and Establishment operatives like Susan Rice—at the behest of the highest levels of the Executive Branch and/or the Hillary campaign—used elements of the intelligence community to conduct warrantless fishing expeditions for the sole purpose of political gain, extortion, and personal destruction.
These gangsters were sifting the virtually limitless amount of SIGINT just sitting around in NSA databases, specifically with the goal of getting "dirt" on political opponents to use against them in a Presidential election (and then a Presidential transition).
This makes Richard Nixon look like a schoolboy.
It's a scandal and crime of the highest magnitude.
If in fact this Establishment and Democrat (but I repeat myself) subversion turns out to be what happened—and it certainly appears to be the case—President Trump must see to it that those responsible are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Indeed, the President will lose my support if he doesn't drain the swamp as a result of this criminal activity by the Democrats (presuming that's what happened). Something like this can't be swept under the rug. It's civil war material...
This development will hopefully spark a national debate on the People reclaiming their Right to Privacy under the Fourth Amendment (and elsewhere). Enough is enough. I'm not willing to live in a totalitarian snooping state, even if it that means it's harder to fight terrorism. The Democrats are out of control, as usual...
Mark Levin called it what it is: police state. Absolute power.
Take a look at Sargon’s excellent previous post. He sent it to me, but he quoted your great words.
These gangsters were sifting the virtually limitless amount of SIGINT just sitting around in NSA databases, specifically with the goal of getting “dirt” on political opponents to use against them in a Presidential election (and then a Presidential transition).
I agree with you: ENOUUGH IS ENOUGH. President Trump needs to put a major stop to this police state sickness. He will lose all support if he doesn’t stop it or die trying (praying it doesn’t come to that). The Constitution is less than a gum wrapper to these people running the country.
Hey Korea hundred percent, and let’s not forget this should not be a surprise go all the way back to 1993 and the FBI file scandal with Hillary and that Craig Livingstone guy.
She always surrounds herself with greasy dirty people and Susan Rice it’s not just associated with Obama but she has a history with Hillary as well.